IN A LAST-DITCH bid to save her Brexit deal, Theresa May called EU leaders on Sunday to plead for help ahead of tomorrow’s “doomed’ vote in the House of Commons.

The Prime Minister is facing increased pressure to delay Tuesday's crunch vote as a 'swarm' of ministers join those opposing her Brexit deal. It is widely expected Mrs May will lose in the Commons and there are concerns the magnitude of her defeat could bring down the Government. More than 100 Conservative MPs have already publicly criticised her deal.

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However, in a desperate attempt to maintain her grip on power, the Prime Minister phoned the European Council president Donald Tusk on Sunday to explain MPs will kill off the deal unless Brussels offers her a lifeline.

Senior Conservatives have warned Mrs May will be ousted from No10 unless she agrees to drop the controversial Irish backstop.

Senior Whitehall sources said Mr Tusk was “sympathetic” to Mrs May and is also desperate for the deal to work.

But in a cryptic tweet, Mr Tusk alluded to "the fate of Brexit" in a shrouded message.